Background
Adcock, Clarence Lionel was born on October 23, 1895 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles John and Jennie Abbie (Leonard) Adcock.
Adcock, Clarence Lionel was born on October 23, 1895 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles John and Jennie Abbie (Leonard) Adcock.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1918. Graduate The Engineer School, 1921, Command and General staff schedul, 1935, The Army War College, 1939.
Second lieutenant, Civil Engineer, United States Army, 1918, advanced through grades to major general, 1945. Assistant chief of staff II Corps, for invasion of North. Africa, 1942-1943, and under General Mark West. Clark, Fifth Army, 1943, for G-4 (supply) with General Eisenhower’s headquarters in North. Africa and Italy, 1943-1944, G-4 with 6th Army group in France and Germany, 1944-1945. Deputy to General Clay in Berlin with Military Government, 1946, retired 1947.
Recalled active duty, 1948.
United States chairman Bipartite Control office, Frankfurt, Germany, supervising German Economic Government of British and American zones of Occupation, 1947-1949. Net., 1949. Assistant to the president Continental Can Company.
New York City, 1950-1967.
Married Inez Elise Genrich, March 5, 1947. Children by previous marriage: Charles Warren, Robert L. Commissioned.